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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
affection
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From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
BABET
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From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
bench
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From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
brighten
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
Charlot
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From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
children
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From this reading His door was open, and from where he sat he could see the two children opposite, playing on the threshold of their home.
clad
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From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
COBBLER
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From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
cobbler's
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From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
come
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From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His door was open, and from where he sat he could see the two children opposite, playing on the threshold of their home.
court
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
dinner
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From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
door
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From this reading His door was open, and from where he sat he could see the two children opposite, playing on the threshold of their home.
faded
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From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
father
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From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His door was open, and from where he sat he could see the two children opposite, playing on the threshold of their home.
garments
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From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
glare
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
greeting
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From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
handsome
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From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His door was open, and from where he sat he could see the two children opposite, playing on the threshold of their home.
heard
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From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
home
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From this reading His door was open, and from where he sat he could see the two children opposite, playing on the threshold of their home.
house
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
hunchback
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From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
little
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From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
looked
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From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
making
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From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
mother
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From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
needle
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From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
noisy
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From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
often
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From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
ones
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From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
only
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading His door was open, and from where he sat he could see the two children opposite, playing on the threshold of their home.
opposite
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From this reading His door was open, and from where he sat he could see the two children opposite, playing on the threshold of their home.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
pair
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From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
patched
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From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
patiently
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From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
playing
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From this reading His door was open, and from where he sat he could see the two children opposite, playing on the threshold of their home.
plied
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From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
reflected
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
sat
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From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
saw
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From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
see
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From this reading His door was open, and from where he sat he could see the two children opposite, playing on the threshold of their home.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
shining
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
shoemaker
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From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
shoes
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From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
shone
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
shop
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
sign
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
singing
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From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
sun
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His door was open, and from where he sat he could see the two children opposite, playing on the threshold of their home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
there
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
threshold
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From this reading His door was open, and from where he sat he could see the two children opposite, playing on the threshold of their home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
Two
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
VISITS
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From this reading BABET VISITS THE COBBLER The little hunchback, Charlot, sat patiently at his cobbler’s bench making a pair of shoes.
voice
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From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His door was open, and from where he sat he could see the two children opposite, playing on the threshold of their home.
window
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From this reading The sun was not shining in his window; it shone on the house across the court, and there was only a reflected glare to brighten the shop at the sign of Two Shoes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
work
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From this reading He heard the voice of their mother singing as she did her work; he saw the father come home for his dinner, the two little ones greeting him with noisy affection.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They were not handsome children, and were clad in patched and faded garments, yet the shoemaker looked over at them often as he plied his needle.
